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Decorative Exhibition

Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection

Feb 27 – Jul 12

At Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley

One of the most comfortable museums — lounge and stretch out
Weekly film screenings too

An ordinary chair becomes sculpture when you really look at it. This exhibition traces how artists have transformed familiar objects into abstractions that challenge what we think we know about design.

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  • Abstract art focus
  • Design meets sculpture
  • Close looking encouraged
  • University museum gem
  • Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
  • Downtown Berkeley
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